Skirt-supporter.



m. 644,903. Pat ented Mar. 6, i900.

J. m. FLANNERY.

SKIRT SUPPUBTER.

(Application filed June 3, 1897.)

(No Model.)

llNiTn STATES PATENT Tron.

JOSEPH M. FLANNERY, OF BRADDOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

SKIRT SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,903, dated March 6,1900. Application filed June 8, 1897. Serial No. 689,197. (No model.)

To Ml whom it may concern-.-

Be itknown that I, J OSEPH M. FLANNERY, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Braddock, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSkirt-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and. exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of.this specification, in which-- Figure 1 indicates a perspective view ofmy improved skirt-supporter. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same.Figs. 3 and 4 are details of modification of the same. Fig. 5 is a frontelevation of the end of the skirt-band.

My invention relates to devices adapted to be secured around the waistand to support the skirt, my object being to produce a device of thisgeneral character to which the rear of the skirt may be attached atdifferent points and then adjusted properly by the slidable extensionupon the flexible band and to this purpose it consists of the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter specificallydescribed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart hereof, in which like letters and numerals indicate like partswherever they occur.

Referring to said drawings, 1 is a flexible band adapted to be securedaround the waist, one end of the same being provided with a series ofeyelet-holes a C6 and the other'end with a headed pin 1), adapted toengage in said eyelet-holes for this purpose. A slidable keeper 0 isadapted to maintain the said ends in close contact. 2 is a plateslidably mounted upon said band, the edge of said plate projecting orextending above the body of the band and having formed therein a numberof vertical1ydisposed slots cl, the middle slot being of greater depthor length than the remaining slots and the said slots being adapted toreceive buttons or other fasteners secured upon the band of the skirtor, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, with buttons 2 e, secured on the outeredges of the same to engage in holes in the ends of the skirt-band f,which may be, as shown in Fig. 5, provided with an enlarged piece g,preferably formed of leather.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. A skirt-supporter comprising a flexible band in one end of which isformed a series of eyelet-holes and the opposite end being provided witha headed pin adapted to engage said eyelet-holes, a slidable platemounted on said band the upper edge of which projects or extends abovethe upper edge of the body of the band and in which is formed a numberof vertical slots forming seats to engage fasteners on the band of theskirt, substantially as set forth.

2. A skirt-supporter comprising a flexible band in one end of which isformed a series of eyelet-holes the opposite end being provided with aheaded pin adapted to engage said eyelet-holes, a slidable plate mountedon said band the upper edge of which projects or extends above the upperedge of the body of the band in which are formed vertically-disposedslots the middle slot being of greater length or depth than theremaining slots, the said slots forming seats to engage fasteners on theband of the skirt, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signaturethis 31st day of 'May, A. D. 1897.

JOSEPH M. FLANNERY. [n s] In presence of- GEO. B. PARKER,

WILLIAM J. BROWN.

